Basophil
Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
Biology, basophilic.
Historical Examples
In the young granules there is prominent a basophil portion that becomes less and less marked as the cell grows older.
Histology of the Blood Paul Ehrlich
He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes.
Histology of the Blood Paul Ehrlich
adjective
(of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
noun
a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte
basophil ba·so·phil (bā’sə-fĭl, -zə-) or ba·so·phile (-fīl’)
n.
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.
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